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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Fri, Dec 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1906

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 10 →

Receipts

1,226 head

▼ 1,973 vs last sale 3,199▲ 1,226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a few sharply higher, as the majority of the calves were weaned and had a vaccination program. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.48/cwt on 257 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −84.82 against this barn's trailing median of $411.30.

Average price

$326.48

257 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$42.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs CO average

+2.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	332.94	1,885	155
Medium and Large 1-2	560	324.95	1,818	55
Medium and Large 2	551	317.63	1,749	27
Medium 1	580	301.00	1,746	3thin
Medium 2	583	291.33	1,698	14thin
Medium 1-2	502	290.00	1,456	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.94/cwt here — about $429 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale257 hd

326.48

—

CO average4 barns · 2,381 hd

318.11

+8.37

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+2.13

This barn, trailing median1 sales

411.30

−84.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - Brush, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	396.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,466	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,465	6
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	404	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,212	11
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	446	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,461	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,749	35
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	479	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,605	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,679	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,748	14
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	502	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,456	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,775	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	332.74/cwt	329.00–338.00	1,760	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	318.90/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,709	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	332.37/cwt	327.50–333.00	1,888	150
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,849	35
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	580	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,746	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	583	291.33/cwt	291.00–292.50	1,698	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,862	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,866	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	297.15/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,807	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	314.73/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,917	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,800	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	281.85/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,857	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,978	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	268.55/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,823	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,974	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	277.98/cwt	269.00–278.50	2,135	54
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,145	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,190	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	347	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,293	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	347	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	998	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	366	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,208	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1Unweaned	390	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,180	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	431	291.11/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,255	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,740	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	458	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,287	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	316.09/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,476	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	483	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,473	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	488	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,342	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,588	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	294.11/cwt	291.00–297.00	1,535	30
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	523	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,477	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	285.42/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,527	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	542	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,491	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,438	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	268.63/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,545	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	584	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,475	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,673	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,549	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	254.53/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,614	52
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,724	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,851	77
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	812	214.27/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,740	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	914	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,727	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,014	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,604	65

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - Brush, CO

Fri Dec 13, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Receipts 1,226Last week 3,199Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	600–650	623	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	330.00	330.00
41	400–450	431	290.00–295.00	291.11
6	450–500	458	281.00	281.00
9	500–550	542	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	483	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	500	317.50	317.50
34	600–650	604	277.00	277.00
4	650–700	651	265.00	265.00
77	700–750	716	258.50	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	347	287.50	287.50
3	450–500	488	275.00	275.00
9	550–600	584	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	467	307.50–320.00	316.09
18	500–550	535	282.00–295.00	285.42
4	550–600	564	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	622	249.00	249.00
10	800–850	812	212.50–216.00	214.27
8	900–950	914	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	522	291.00–297.00	294.11
25	550–600	575	267.50–271.00	268.63
52	600–650	634	251.00–262.00	254.53
11	650–700	695	248.00	248.00
6	900–950	928	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	458	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	347	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	536	312.50–320.00	318.90
7	550–600	593	314.00	314.00
5	600–650	643	280.00	280.00
11	650–700	679	268.00–270.00	268.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	404	300.00	300.00
14	550–600	583	291.00–292.50	291.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	377.50	377.50
14	450–500	496	352.50	352.50
35	550–600	577	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	450–500	452	387.00	387.00
5	500–550	507	350.00	350.00
150	550–600	568	327.50–333.00	332.37
42	600–650	609	313.00–316.00	314.73
3	650–700	665	297.50	297.50
54	750–800	768	269.00–278.50	277.98
10	800–850	811	264.50	264.50
24	900–950	921	237.75	237.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	604	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	370	390.00–400.00	396.11
13	450–500	481	349.00	349.00
20	500–550	529	329.00–338.00	332.74
21	600–650	608	295.00–298.00	297.15
25	650–700	659	279.00–287.50	281.85
11	700–750	734	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	502	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	580	301.00	301.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.